Ingegneria Elettronica | FIBER OPTICS

cod. 0612400042

FIBER OPTICS

	0612400042
	DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE
	EQF6
	ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
	2022/2023

PERCORSO IN COMMON

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	ING-INF/02	6	60	LESSONS	OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
FIBRE OTTICHE - 6 CFU	13/06/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
FIBRE OTTICHE - 6 CFU	12/07/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
FIBRE OTTICHE - 6 CFU	20/09/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	THE COURSE PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES OF THE LIGHT PROPAGATION IN THE OPTICAL FIBERS USED IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, IN SENSOR AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, AS WELL. THE COURSE CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT PART WITH LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS. KNOWLEDGE OF OPTICAL FIBERS, OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS AND OF THE APPLICATIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND IN INDUSTRIAL AND CIVIL FIELD. CAPABILITY OF HANDLING OPTICAL FIBERS AND MEASURING THEIR TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS CAPABILITY OF WORKING IN A LABORATORY, RECOGNIZING OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPPING THE INSTRUMENTAL SET-UP FOR FIBER OPTICS MEASUREMENTS CAPABILITY OF WORKING BOTH ALONE AND IN A TEAM, WRITING CLEAR AND ORGANIZED TECHNICAL REPORTS, READING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY.

THE COURSE PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES OF THE LIGHT PROPAGATION IN THE OPTICAL FIBERS USED IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, IN SENSOR AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, AS WELL.
THE COURSE CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT PART WITH LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS.

KNOWLEDGE OF OPTICAL FIBERS, OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS AND OF THE APPLICATIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND IN INDUSTRIAL AND CIVIL FIELD.

CAPABILITY OF HANDLING OPTICAL FIBERS AND MEASURING THEIR TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS

CAPABILITY OF WORKING IN A LABORATORY, RECOGNIZING OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPPING THE INSTRUMENTAL SET-UP FOR FIBER OPTICS MEASUREMENTS

CAPABILITY OF WORKING BOTH ALONE AND IN A TEAM, WRITING CLEAR AND ORGANIZED TECHNICAL REPORTS, READING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY.

	Prerequisites
	THE COURSE REQUIRES THE KNOWLEDGE OF FOLLOWING TOPICS: GENERAL THEOREMS OF THE ELECTROMAGNETISMS, WAVE PROPAGATION IN FREE SPACE, WAVE PROPAGATION IN WAVEGUIDES.

	Contents
	OPTICAL FIBERS: STRUCTURE OF AN OPTICAL FIBER; STEP-INDEX FIBER; GRADED-INDEX FIBER; SINGLE-MODE FIBER; MULTI-MODE FIBER; MATERIALS; TECHNOLOGY; PLASTIC FIBERS; TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS; FIBER MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (10 HOURS). GEOMETRICAL OPTICS: OPTICAL RAYS; LENSES AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RAYS IN STEP-INDEX FIBERS; RAYS IN GRADED-INDEX FIBERS (10 HOURS). FIBER OPTICS SENSORS INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSORS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; DEFORMATION SENSORS; LIQUID LEVEL SENSORS; BRAGG SENSORS (10 HOURS). LABORATORY: FIBER CUTTING; CHARACTERIZATION OF LASER-FIBER COUPLING; NUMERICAL APERTURE MEASUREMENTS; ATTENUATION MEASUREMENTS; CONNECTOR CHARACTERIZATION; CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBER-FIBER COUPLING; CHARACTERIZATION OF A FIBER BRAGG SENSOR (30 HOURS).

Contents

OPTICAL FIBERS:
STRUCTURE OF AN OPTICAL FIBER; STEP-INDEX FIBER; GRADED-INDEX FIBER; SINGLE-MODE FIBER; MULTI-MODE FIBER; MATERIALS; TECHNOLOGY; PLASTIC FIBERS; TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS; FIBER MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (10 HOURS).

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS:
OPTICAL RAYS; LENSES AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RAYS IN STEP-INDEX FIBERS; RAYS IN GRADED-INDEX FIBERS (10 HOURS).

FIBER OPTICS SENSORS
INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSORS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; DEFORMATION SENSORS; LIQUID LEVEL SENSORS; BRAGG SENSORS (10 HOURS).

LABORATORY:
FIBER CUTTING; CHARACTERIZATION OF LASER-FIBER COUPLING; NUMERICAL APERTURE MEASUREMENTS; ATTENUATION MEASUREMENTS; CONNECTOR CHARACTERIZATION; CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBER-FIBER COUPLING; CHARACTERIZATION OF A FIBER BRAGG SENSOR (30 HOURS).

	Teaching Methods
	TEACHING METHOD DURING CLASSES ARE LECTURES FOR 4CFU (40 HOURS), WITH THE HELP OF CLASSWORKS, LABORATORY EXPERIENCES (IN TEAM) FOR 2CFU (20 HOURS). IT IS MANDATORY TO ATTEND THE WHOLE 20 HOURS LABORATORY. STUDENT WHO CANNOT PARTICIPATE TO ONE LABORATORY CLASS, IF ADEQUATELY ARGUMENTED, CAN CATCH UP IN NON-SCHEDULED TIME.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM ASSESSES THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS PRESENTED IN CLASSROOM, THE ABILITY TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE ANALYSIS OF FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS, THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND THE ELOQUENCE. THE EXAM CONSISTS OF A PRACTICAL TEST THAT INVOLVES THE DRAFTING OF A PAPER AND AN ORAL PART (OPTIONAL). THE PRACTICAL TEST INVOLVES THE EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE LABORATORY EXPERIENCES CARRIED OUT DURING CLASSES AND A FINAL TEST POSSIBLY SUBMITTED THROUGH THE E-LEARNING PLATFORM MADE AVAILABLE BY THE UNIVERSITY. WILL BE EVALUATED: THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THE ORAL EXAM IS OPTIONAL AND FOCUSES ON THE CONTENTS OF THE TECHNICAL REPORTS AND THE ENTIRE PROGRAM. THE STUDENT WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO ARGUE THE CHOICES MADE IN THE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE. THE EVALUATION OF THE ORAL EXAM WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE KNOWLEDGE DEMONSTRATED BY THE STUDENT, THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND TO APPLY WHAT HAS BEEN THAUGHT, THE QUALITY OF THE PRESENTATION AND THE QUALITY OF THE PAPER DISCUSSED.

Verification of learning

THE EXAM ASSESSES THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS PRESENTED IN CLASSROOM, THE ABILITY TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE ANALYSIS OF FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS, THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND THE ELOQUENCE.
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF A PRACTICAL TEST THAT INVOLVES THE DRAFTING OF A PAPER AND AN ORAL PART (OPTIONAL).
THE PRACTICAL TEST INVOLVES THE EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE LABORATORY EXPERIENCES CARRIED OUT DURING CLASSES AND A FINAL TEST POSSIBLY SUBMITTED THROUGH THE E-LEARNING PLATFORM MADE AVAILABLE BY THE UNIVERSITY. WILL BE EVALUATED: THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
THE ORAL EXAM IS OPTIONAL AND FOCUSES ON THE CONTENTS OF THE TECHNICAL REPORTS AND THE ENTIRE PROGRAM. THE STUDENT WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO ARGUE THE CHOICES MADE IN THE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE. THE EVALUATION OF THE ORAL EXAM WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE KNOWLEDGE DEMONSTRATED BY THE STUDENT, THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND TO APPLY WHAT HAS BEEN THAUGHT, THE QUALITY OF THE PRESENTATION AND THE QUALITY OF THE PAPER DISCUSSED.

	Texts
	[1] P. BASSI, G. BELLANCA, G. TARTARINI: “PROPAGAZIONE OTTICA LIBERA E GUIDATA”, ED. CLUEB BOLOGNA [2] A.W. SNYDER, J. LOVE, "OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE THEORY," KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS GROUP, 1983. [3] TEACHER’S NOTES AVAILABLE ON THE UNISA WEBSITE (ESSE3 PLATFORM)